Runaway Boat Trailer Causes Collision

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Runaway Boat Trailer Causes Collision

OWINGS - 11/16/2009

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By Dennis Hook

At approximately 8 p.m., on Sunday, Nov. 15, the Huntingtown Volunteer Fire Department and Rescue Squad first received a call for a house fire in the area of Lower Marlboro and Huntingtown Road.

Shortly after that call, an ambulance was dispatched for a medical emergency nearby. Approximately five minutes after that call, there was a third call for an auto accident at Route 2 and Pushaw Station Road.

Upon arrival on the accident scene, it was discovered the accident involved a boat and Honda pickup truck. The boat trailer broke away from the vehicle towing the boat. The boat entered the pathway of the oncoming Honda pickup resulting in a collision.

One person from the Honda pickup was transported to Calvert Memorial Hospital. No word on the condition of the patient at this time.

The police are still investigating how the trailer hauling the boat separated from the truck; the hitch was still attached to the truck.

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CraigKC69 11/16/2009 at 2:34 PM wow, just my opinion....... .....It appears to me that the driver of the vehicle towing the boat forgot to connect the safety chains from his boat trailer to his trailer hitch. At this point, it is my guess that one of two things happened. He forgot to close the latch/lock on the end of his trailer, locking the trailer to the ball on the hitch. Or, the ball on the hitch was to small to begin with, in which case the trailer would have popped right off. Again this is just my opinion, and I realize I could be wrong on this. Reply to This Comment

dovemamax2 11/17/2009 at 9:43 AM Reply to CraigKC69: Nope..not the case at all The way the driver was operating his vehicle was WHY the boat came off the trailer....I was directly behind him.

dako 11/17/2009 at 10:56 AM Reply to CraigKC69: obviously... Straps to hold the rear of the boat to the trailer were either: 1. Undersized (too smal for the weight they were holding) 2. Not used 3. Not used properly And yes, erratic/ unsafe (towing) driving is what tends to set a chain of events such as this off. Hope all involved are ok.

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CraigKC69 11/17/2009 at 11:37 AM Reply to dovemamax2 Thank you for your insight!I dont doubt what you witnessed at all. Im sure there are alot of details such as you mentioned, that have been left out or are unknown. Back to my first observation. Had the safety chains been attached to the hitch of the vehicle in first place. The boat trailer may not have come loose from the vehicle and this accident might have had a different outcome. Reply to This Comment

Lyssi85 11/17/2009 at 2:26 PM Reply to CraigKC69: Reply Everyone in the Honda is still alive luckily. My father was driving the ridgeline When boat hit him. I'd like to smack the idiotdriving the trailor, maybe he shouldn't hav a boat or trailer if you can be that irresponsible